As previously reported, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has filed a petition requesting that the Minnesota Supreme Court review the court of appeals’ decision invalidating the residential sprinkler mandate for one-family and two-family homes.  BATC has now filed its opposition to DLI’s petition for review. 

The supreme court has discretion whether to grant or deny review of the court of appeals’ decision. The decision to grant or deny review is typically made by the supreme court within 30 to 60 days. Read BATC’s petition here >>

BUILD-PAC is NAHB's national political action committee that supports friends of housing in Washington D.C. You'll have a great opportunity to make a contribution to BUILD-PAC by attending the state association's holiday party featuring Elliot Eisenberg on December 10th, from 5pm to 10pm at the Lafayette Club.  Details here >>

Help us Welcome our November New Members to the BATC Family!

• 1 Stop, Inc. 
• Distinctive Design Build, LLC 
• Ellaray Homes, LLC 
• Frandsen Bank & Trust 
• JELD-WEN 
• Krieger Construction, LLC 
• Lionheart Home Staging, LLC 
• Mattson Schuster, LLC 
• MDS Remodeling, LLC 
• Rice County Habitat For Humanity 
• St. Vincent Custom Contracting, LLC 

Twin Cities Gets a Residential Construction Boost in November

Several large multi-family projects in Minneapolis gave Twin Cities residential construction a boost in November. Multi-family units accounted for 73 percent of the month’s total activity and brought the total number of year to date units to the plus side (up .5 percent). Single-family activity also saw a small increase with the number of permits up six percent from November 2014. Read more >>

This week's BATC related Headlines

Metro, Rochester housing permits climb in November
Finance and Commerce's coverage of the November housing numbers. Read more >>

Dec. 3
BATC Buck Auction & Donation Drive [Register]
Dec. 15
Contractor Univeristy: New Home Construction from Permit Application to Final Inspection [Register]
Jan. 14
Annual Meeting & Board Induction
Jan. 20
BATC Hospitality Suite at IBS
Jan. 21
Contractor University: New Home Construction from Permit Application to Final Inspection [Register]
Jan. 26
Contractor University: “Compliance” Code, Law, Insurance CE course [Register]
Jan. 28
Contractor University: Seven hours of CE courses [Register]
Feb. 2
Contractor University: Seven hours of CE courses [Regsiter]
Feb. 4 
Contractor University: EPA Lead Renovator Initial Certification Course [Register]
Feb. 9
Contractor University: Seven hours of CE courses [Register]
Feb. 11
Contractor University: Mold Remediation course [Register]
Feb. 16
Remodelers Roundtable Houzz Workshop [RSVP]
Feb. 18
BATC Job & Career Fair [Register]
Feb. 23
Contractor University: Building for High Performance [Register]
Feb. 25
Contractor University: New Home Construction from Permit Application to Final Inspection [Register]

For a complete list of events, visit our website at WWW.BATC.ORG.